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CORONAVIRUS: President to Walter Reed hospital 'out of abundance of caution'
Less than 24 hours after tweeting he had come down with coronavirus, President Donald Trump's isolation is changing locations "out of an abundance of caution," according to the White House. Initially,...
Oct 02, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Single-digit increases in new cases, active cases for Lyon County on Thursday
Lyon County had another single-digit increase in the number of new coronavirus cases, coupled with a slight increase in active cases Thursday. Public Health tallied eight new cases and five recovered ...
Oct 01, 2020
County Commission focuses on purchases and grant applications during regular action session Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners approved a number of purchase requests during their regular action session Thursday morning. First on the agenda was a request from Lyon County Emergency Communications Cente...
Oct 01, 2020
Enrollment declines noted at ESU and FHTC according to Kansas Board of Regents 2020 Fall Semester report
Both Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College saw some declines in enrollment numbers following the release of the Kansas Board of Regents’ 20-day enrollment report Thursday. F...
Oct 01, 2020
Rudd Scholarship awarded to five Emporia State University Students
Emporia State University has five first-time students that received a scholarship from the Rudd Foundation of Wichita. The Rudd Scholars are: *Ashley Cookson of Howard*Cali Doudna of Lebo*Blake Murphy...
Oct 01, 2020
MIAA CEO Council gives tentative approval to begin basketball season as scheduled
The Emporia State basketball season will be allowed to begin as scheduled. The MIAA CEO Council Thursday decided to allow basketball practices to begin on October 15th and the first games to be played...
Oct 01, 2020
Annual blessing of the pets at St. Andrew's this weekend
The annual blessing of the animals at St. Andrews Episcopal Church will be drive-through only this year. Due to concerns about COVID-19, the blessing of the animals will take place in the church parki...
Oct 01, 2020
Virtual Walk to End Alzheimer's this weekend
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s may look a little different this year but is still taking place this coming weekend. This year’s walk will be virtual. This means that the opening ceremony will...
Oct 01, 2020
Medicare Part D open enrollment period begins Oct. 15
With the annual Medicare Part D open enrollment period set to begin later this month, the Lyon County Extension Office is offering free counseling to help beneficiaries navigate their policies. Beginn...
Oct 01, 2020
Audio - Thursday - 10-01-20
Newsmaker: Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern updates the local COVID-19 response effort. Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker 2: Governo...
Oct 01, 2020
